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N3990U

2005 Piper PA-28-161

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 2842222

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

University of Oklahoma

Owner type: Government
Address: 1700 Lexington Ave, Norman, OK 73069
Also named: Board of Regents
Fleet: 11 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
Year built: 2005
Serial number: 2842222
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats: 4
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Feb 14, 2005)
Mode S code: A4A6A3 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Apr 28, 2005 · last FAA action Jan 18, 2025

Past registrations of N3990U

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Jul 22, 1997 Fratus Carl E XP-23 HAWK · serial 400 Fratus Carl E · Arlington, TX

What a Piper Cherokee looks likePhoto of a Piper Cherokee, not this aircraft: Mike Burdett, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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